It is easy for Christmas to be commercialized and to forget its true meaning. What many people may not realize is just as easy as
The Jesuits gone done it again Do I reflect on and thank God for my gift of faith? As so often, the daily 3-minute reflection
I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; you shall have no
I got reminded two months ago that Death is coming for me. The cardiologist, who had incidentally diagnosed my late mother’s atrial fibrillation, told me
Thanksgiving is coming up quickly, with Advent and Christmas following close behind. With snow in the forecast and decorations in all the stores, it’s time
Is your Thanksgiving cancelled this year? According to a recent survey, about one-fourth of Americans will not celebrate Thanksgiving this year. There are at least
With Thanksgiving around the corner, the topic of gratitude has been on my mind a lot lately. Being grateful doesn’t just mean saying “thank you”
Thanksgiving is something we do. Gratitude is something we feel. This can be important to someone with a limited emotional range. It is useful when
Years ago, a WordPress Daily Prompt asked writers if we could only take five objects from a burning house, what would be the most difficult
Are you feeling weighed down, defeated, or just in a rut? We can have spiritual, physical and circumstantial ruts in our lives, and we must
As the American holiday of Thanksgiving approaches, I am reminded of how important thanksgiving is at every Mass we celebrate. As the Catechism of the
In the distance, a church bell rings. A dog yips, and another one answers. A slip away, a fellow mariner starts the generator on his
I can relate to Catholic Stand author Dennis Dillon’s sentiment about ingrates being the worst kind of human beings, and they are legion. I’ve met
By Tara K. E. Brelinsky At the start of 2021, God’s Plan began on a mountain hike and it is still unfolding. As the world
In 2020 I will celebrate my second Thanksgiving in Italy. The previous year I was fortunate to be invited to two Thanksgiving dinners in Rome,
The past few months during COVID, everyone has experienced an uptick in suffering. These are difficult times, a time to cling to God. My family
You learn a lot about a person from tributes at their passing. Someone I much admired left us in January. Two phrases I continue to
Previously I have written that for several years the Lord has placed a vague but efficacious prayer in my heart: Reveal. Whenever confusion reigns in a
Every year, my family and I must make one of the toughest choices ever: where to eat Thanksgiving dinner—with my siblings or with my wife’s
Lately, I’ve tried to make an examination every night before going to sleep. Too often, I only spend a bleary-eyed minute or two on it.
My wife and I wanted to share New Year’s Eve with our eldest daughter. She lives in New Hampshire and we live in East Tennessee,
Many of the articles which appear on Catholic Stand are correctly concerned about the election, abortion, medical issues, technology which blurs reality, the general economy, and the